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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 25: New Giants recruit Brett Deledio poses for a photograph during a GWS Giants press conference at AFL House on October 25, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Deledio: I hope Tigers’ fans boo me

Greater Western Sydney recruit Brett Deledio says he will be “disappointed” if Richmond fans do not boo him when he plays the Tigers for the first time next season after crossing from Punt Road during the trade period.

Deledio spent 12 seasons at Tigerland, playing 243 games since joining the club as the No.1 draft pick in 2004.

He shocked the football world last month when he requested a trade, initially to Geelong and then later to the Giants, when the Cats could not facilitate a trade with the Tigers or fit Deledio into their salary cap.

The 29-year-old encouraged Richmond fans to boo him when the Giants play Richmond in Round 9 next season.

“I certainly know when it is,” Deledio said of the clash with his former club.

“The ‘Tiger Army’ were fantastic, they supported me through thick and thin, and I’d be disappointed if they didn’t boo me or something at some stage.”